Stories from Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Wartrace town attorney Ginger Shofner announced just as the newspaper was going to press that a special called meeting of Wartrace Board of Mayor and Aldermen will be held 5:30 p.m. Friday at the town hall, to consider the resignation of Mayor Vickie Smith and discuss the procedure for filling her unexpired term...

Zuella Templeton Sutton, 95, of Shelbyville died Monday, January 6, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Pastor Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Clayton Davis Moore, 95, of Bell Buckle died Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Mike Bynum officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at noon.

A suspect was tased by a Shelbyville police officer Monday after allegedly refusing repeated orders to drop a knife. Marijuana and Xanax were found in a subsequent search of Joseph Lee Adcock's car, a report filed by Officer Chris Vest said. Adcock, 42, of Union Street, was being sought on a charge of failure to appear. Police were told Adcock was at a Madison Street restaurant...

FLAT CREEK -- Two of the largest gobblers of the season gobbled their last gobble and were gobbled Friday at Mr. E. G. Montgomery's and Saturday at Mr. H. B. Dillingham's. Friends convened to partake of the bounties prepared by the wives of the aforesaid. It has been the good fortune of "ye correspondent" during the many days he has spent on earth to partake of rich feasts at sundry times and at diverse places, but never has he seen these two equaled in richness, abundance and variety...

Mike Shockey of Mike's Towing & Recovery, 833 North Jefferson St., was inducted into the Order of Towman by American Towman Magazine. The award is a Maltese Cross with a unique towing icon sculpted inside, a hand pulling a bow, but with the bottom of the bow shapped like a tow hook. ...

Sherry Eastep Wallace, 83, of White House, formerly of Chapel Hill, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in White House. Funeral services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Austin & Bell Funeral Home, White House, with Matt Shouse officiating. Graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. at Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Friday at Austin & Bell Funeral Home. Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Chapel Hill, is also handling arrangements.

Boy Scout Troop 370 held its annual Christmas Court of Honor on Dec. 16. Scouts and family members were present for the award ceremonies. Scouts who were awarded merit badges and ranks in their scouting activities included, from left, Aiden Warren, Scout rank; Xander Sullivan, Scout rank, Tenderfoot rank, merit badges (Space Exploration, Leather Work, Wood Carving, First Aid); Christian Arnold, Scout rank; Carson Smith, Scout rank; Tyler Rowe, Scout rank; and Alexander Beene, Scout rank, Tenderfoot rank.

Monica Lewis, center, of Friends of Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library spoke to Shelbyville Rotary Club this week. From left are club member Janolyn King; Lewis; and club president Jeff Haynes.

Bailey Ledbetter of Shelbyville has been named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List for Volunteer State Community College. The Dean's List recognition is awarded to students who have completed a minimum of twelve collegiate-level hours with at least a 3.75 grade point average during the awarding term...

In 2008, Judge Muriel Robinson decided it was time to retire from the bench in which she had effectively served in Davidson County. She later chose Bedford County as her "paradise" in which to live. "We feel like we're Bedford countians," she said of she and husband, Irby Simpkins, former publisher of the Nashville Banner ...

This is the first installment of two articles on "business as usual" at Shelbyville Municipal Airport. Reflecting on their years of experience as licensed pilots, Joe and Linda Roberts both say it's still safer to fly a plane than to drive an automobile...

On Dec. 19, the former operator of Wartrace's wastewater treatment plant terminated his $1,000 a month consulting contract with the town, refusing to allow sewer operations to continue under his license. But, if allegations by the town's recently hired public utilities and works manager, Luca Marin, are true, the town may be better off. ...

Harris Middle School’s Golden Eaglettes claimed back-to-back win on Monday and Tuesday and close the regular season at home Thursday evening on 8th grade night. The Eaglettes rolled past Franklin County South 34-19 on Monday in a Central Tennessee Conference road matchup...

A monster first half was more than the Webb School needed to beat MTCS on Tuesday night. Webb posted 59 first-half points and coasted to the 87-50 win over the Cougars in Bell Buckle. JJ Platt led the early charge for the Feet, scoring 10 of the team’s 33 first quarter points...

Having fallen behind by double figures in the first quarter, the Cascade Champions rallied for a halftime lead—a lead the Champions couldn’t hold down the stretch. Giles County rallied for for 41 second-half points and defeated the Champs, 73-65. Even after Giles County recaptured the lead in the third quarter, Cascade pushed the Bobcats to the final buzzer...

Having surrendered 29 points to Giles County in the first quarter on Tuesday night, the Cascade Lady Champions cut the Lady Bobcat lead to 11 points just before the half, but a scoring drought in the third frame prevented the Lady Champs from completing the rally and Giles County coasted to the 60-42 win...

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes hung in with Coffee County in the first half before being outscored by by 11 points in the second in a 60-46 loss on the road in a District 8-AAA contest Tuesday evening. “We played hard and aggressive but came up short on the short end against a loaded Coffee County team,” Shelbyville Central coach Jen Hicks said. “I can’t say enough about the heart and fight my Eaglettes are playing with. We will continue to improve everyday with that mindset.”...

A fourth quarter comeback fell short in Shelbyville Central’s 58-50 loss at Coffee County in District 8-AAA play on Tuesday night. After trailing 17-5 at the end of the first quarter, 23-18 at halftime and 44-28 going into the final eight minutes, the Eagles outscored the Red Raiders 22-14 in the fourth quarter...

EAGLEVILLE – The Community Viqueen defense held the Eagleville Lady Eagles to single digits for three quarters and the Viqueens used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Lady Eagles 40-36 in a non-district basketball contest Tuesday night. “We defended tonight,” Coach Cody Pierce of the Viqueens said. “Our goal coming in was to hold them under 40. We had to score 40 and we did exactly that.”...

Shelbyville City Council's meeting scheduled for Thursday evening has been cancelled. Due to a mistake by the Times-Gazette, the required public notice of this month's meeting was not published, and city officials elected not to hold the meeting until proper public notice could be given....

EAGLEVILLE — The Community Viking defense held the Eagleville Eagles to 20 first half points while the offense placed five players in double figures as the Vikings defeated the Eagles 71-60 in a non-district basketball tilt Tuesday. Stratton Lovvorn connected on two treys off the bench as the Vikings took control in the opening quarter. Six players scored as the Vikings used an air-tight defense to take a 20-6 lead after one quarter...